Buatsi vs Hutchinson agreed for interim WBO title, date and venue TBD

A purse bid for the interim title fight between both has been avoided after the pair have reached an agreement.

According to a report from Sky Sports, light heavyweight fighters Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson are basically set to face one another for an ordered WBO interim title fight in the 175 lb division.

The fight had been ordered to purse bid which has since been put to the side as both have reportedly reached an agreement for the fight, with the date and venue still to be determined.

Buatsi is most recently coming off a unanimous decision win over Dan Azeez back in February while Hutchinson routed Craig Richards earlier this month.

With both fighters in line to fight for the interim WBO title in this outing (while the undisputed unification between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol has been postponed), the winner will be in prime position to challenge the Beterbiev vs Bivol winner.

Beterbiev vs Bivol is now expected to take place on Oct. 12, so it should make for an eventful 2025 for one of these fighters to get their big shot.